John Parish and PJ Harvey: A Woman A Man Walked By
 

I have to admit it was a wee bit of a disappointment for me, the ratio of memorable songs is far less than that i have come to expect from her albums. It's not a crap album, i just think i have higher expectations. That said she hasn't done a single as good as Black Hearted Love in yonks and Passionless, Pointless is another great highlight. A bit of a hiccup but i'd argue it's her first!

Yeah I have to agree it's not her best work. Personally, as far as her work with John perish goes, I think Dance Hall At Louse Point was a much more emotionally provoking, and as a whole, much more solid work. In comparison to her work on a whole, I think this album found some middle ground between what she was doing in Dry and what she was in White Chalk. I prefer the extremities, though, so I would take either album over this last one; which feels to me more grounded in the middle, where reality is. A great album in the scheme of music and especially a treat for 2009, I'm glad it is there and of course it's a work played with utmost of talent- as one would expect from Polly Jean.